Veterans Corner

Thursday

Jan 31, 2013 at 3:15 AM

FARMINGTON — Greetings and a wonderful day to you and welcome to the month of February, which brings us another month closer to Spring. This really has been a strange winter and it has affected the attendance of our membership to meetings and our turn out for activities as people just don’t want to leave the comfort of their homes when the weather is messy or cold (they don’t like to come out when it is hot or sunny either), or the roads are impassible. Let’s hope the parking is available for the coming month’s activities.

Our month of February starts out with our ham and bean supper that will be held on Saturday, Feb. 2, with the doors opening at 4 p.m., and the food hot and ready for our faithful attendees.

We will have two kinds of beans, potato salad, cole slaw, beverages and dessert ready and waiting for your selection. So come early and enjoy the fellowship with old and new friends. The supper goes from 4 to 6 p.m., and the cost is still only $7. (Children 10 and under are only $3.)

The Carlton Woman’s Relief Corps will hold their meeting at six p.m., Tuesday evening, Feb. 5, followed by both the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary meetings at 7 p.m. The Woman’s Relief Corps will hold nominations for their officers this meeting, while the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary will both hold their second nominations and elections. We tentatively have our installation planned for Tuesday, March 5.

Chapter 23 of the Disabled American Veterans and Unit 23 will be holding their meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 12, and during both meetings the first nominations of new officers will be taking place with the second nominations and elections following in March so please plan on attending these very important meetings if at all possible.

This past week I received a telephone call from a dear past member of our DAVA it was from Nathalie (Lee) Sullivan who gave me the news that her husband of 66 years Henry Sullivan, had passed away in Arizona and he will be buried up here in Farmington hopefully this coming May.

Even with their transferred memberships in Arizona they always felt more at home in Farmington because of the closeness and friendships that had grown and developed over the years.

Henry’s memory of the many projects and proposals to benefit our veterans will never be forgotten, or Lee’s very lady-like mannerisms. They were one of the few couples back then who had both served in the military and continued to do what they could to help others. For those of you that didn’t get to meet either of these giving people I’m sure others will gladly share some Henry and Lee stories.

Time is going fast for us all so please don’t put off too long what you plan to do to help others, military members, family or friends as time does not stand still and life goes on very fast. If you planned on attending the meetings of the organizations that you belong on paper as you carry the membership cards in your wallet attend now, before they too have closed their doors due to lack of attendance.

Until next time continue the prayers and events that help others, and our country, God bless you all and take care.